Variable

UK Data Service variable record for:

Quarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2017

Variable Details

VariableMAINMA
LabelMethod of looking for work (no preference)
Responses
1 Visit a Jobcentre 26
2 Visit a Careers Office 0
3 Visit a Jobclub 1
4 On books of private employment agency 31
5 Advertise in newspapers or journals 30
6 Answer ads in newspapers and journals 69
7 Studying situations vacant in newspapers/journals 276
8 Apply directly to employers 36
9 Ask friends, relatives, colleagues, TUs 44
10 Wait for results of application for job 6
11 Look for premises or equipment 0
12 Seek any kind of permit 0
13 Try to get loan, other financial backing 0
14 Do anything else to find work 33
-9 Does not apply 91748
-8 No answer 0
DisclaimerPlease note that these frequencies are not weighted.
LocationQuarterly Labour Force Survey Household Dataset, April - June, 2017
Interviewer InstructionsCode main method from those coded at previous question.
UniverseHouseholds in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.;Households;National
SamplingSample drawn from main LFS data. See documentation for details.
Study TypeUntil 2015, data were produced from the April-June and October-December quarters of the main LFS each year. From January 2015, the household datasets are produced for each quarter.